Photos by John HookIt’s been a good year for Showdown in Chinatown. In 2011, the local independent filmmaker showcase saw more Showdown graduates, people who have never written a script or picked up a video camera, get enthusiastic about the…
Nextworking at The Standard ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 18 This month's Nextworking event, which also doubles as the soft opening of the newly remodeled club The Standard (formerly Oceans 808), is definitely one you want to go…
SoHo Mixed Media Bar hosted a fundraiser for National Dance Week Hawaii on Tuesday night, with a bikini fashion show organized by Lux, a dance fashion show and a variety of dance performances from local and visiting dance crews, including…
It’s the constant flux of the nightlife scene here in Hawaii that makes it endlessly interesting to observe and be a part of. We’ve had quite a few new nightlife openings recently, including Rakuen in Chinatown and Surfer The Bar…
From the promoters who threw Audiobahn at The Venue a few months ago came another one-off party, Magnetic, at Bar 35 Saturday night. Despite the rain, the night, with DJs Shift and Peter Lau spinning old-school ’90s techno, trance and…
Camera Obscura and Portland’s Decadent Events collaborated for a gothic Alice in Wonderland-themed party at The Venue on Friday night. With performers from Cherry Blossom Cabaret, a fashion show by local designer Lady Jane Metcalf, a costume contest, and DJs…
Reel Tawlk art show ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 18 Hailing from LA, artist Patrick Martinez likes to focus on objects and people that we'd otherwise take for granted. Drawing influence from graffiti and the hip-hop culture, his…
RaKuen Lounge ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 12 From two established Chinatown business owners, Anita Clemente (pictured) of Fashionista's Market and Anthony Carll of Black Cat Tattoo, comes Chinatown's first sushi and cocktail lounge. The first time I…
A refreshingly out-of-the-norm house music pool party thrown by the folks from Asylum in conjunction with DJ Ramyt took over the Queen Kapiolani Hotel’s pool deck Sunday afternoon. The DJs included birthday boy Willis Haltom of Asylum, Darren Zane, Ramyt,…
We hit several of the happening spots on December’s First Friday, including the new Rakuen Lounge on Bethel Street, the Blank Canvas shirt store, Chaplain Lane, SoHo, a glass art exhibit at The ARTS at Marks Garage, The Human Imagination,…
Hula’s Waikiki hosted OO-Spot’s 17th annual DJs Against AIDS fundraiser on Thursday, with guest DJ Irene and some of the most prominent DJs on the island, including G-Spot, Miko, Miki Mayhem, Mr. Nick and Daniel J getting together to raise…
First Thursday Poetry Slam with Taimane Gardner ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 18 This month's slam poetry night at Fresh Cafe features ukelele virtuoso Taimane Gardner (and if you haven't seen her yet, she's truly amazing) and a…
It was a bittersweet night for Ka Restaurant & Lounge, as partygoers packed the spot at Ward Centre one last time to dance, drink and go crazy on a Saturday night before the club closes its doors. The management group,…
Downtown Shop Around ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 18 Support your local boutiques this Black Friday, with a special sale organized and collaborated on by some of your favorite local Chinatown clothing and accessories shops, including Fashionista's Market,…
Livewire and the Pure Coalition crew, together with No Way Out Entertainment, celebrated six years of great electronica in Honolulu with two stages of local and visiting talent. The party was headlined by 19-year-old North Carolina electro-house DJ and producer…
This weekend was an odd one, with what seemed like everything stacking on Friday, and a widespread lack of energy on Saturday, reflected on my Twitter feed and Facebook wall.Thursday, actually, was pretty interesting. I dropped in to my regular…
The Friends of ʻIolani Palace hosted a Royal Ball and dinner at the Palace on Saturday night to raise funds for operations and special projects. The soiree, with entertainment by dancers, acrobats and musicians, was the first ball at the…
Legendary hip-hop duo Black Star ( Talib Kweli and Mos Def) returned to Honolulu for a show at Hawaii Theatre Friday night. Opening for them was New York rapper Jeru Da Damaja. Black Star @ Hawaii Theatre ◄ Back…
Soulgasm, the monthly house dance music night, celebrated its fourth anniversary Friday night at thirtyninehotel, with performances by Dancers Unlimited and members of Housing Project 360, emcees AmenRaw and Ninja Pleeze and complimentary pupu by Chef Jamal. Some of the…
Toy Show art at Fishcake ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 20 What can you do with toys? Well, lots, as it turns out. New little store/gallery Fishcake, inside the Box Jelly co-working space in Kakaako opens a new…
Tsukiji Fish Market & Restaurant at the Ala Moana Center was packed all Friday night for the grand opening of Xscape, a new party by the promoters known for popular parties like (the former) Oasis at Oceans 808 and The…
The 2011 Oahu Fringe Festival kicked off Thursday evening at The Venue,The ARTS at Marks Garage and The ArtSmith with a lineup of dance and performance art shows that started at 5:30 p.m. We dropped in on the earliest program,…
Oahu Fringe Festival ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 17 Get ready for art on a whole different level, when the annual Oahu Fringe Festival takes over Chinatown for three days, Thursday through Saturday. Held at four venues (The…
Every First Friday, it seems like I only get to about half the stuff I want to check out. This month was even worse, because there was stuff happening all over town, and there I was, running around in Chinatown…
Ka was packed on Saturday night for a fundraiser party to benefit the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s Fall 2012 nursing program. The party was also the finale of Ka’s regular Saturday night, Party Rock. Fall 2012 Nursing Fundraiser ◄…
We hit the streets, art galleries and boutiques of Chinatown on November’s First Friday, to bring you pics from the Andrew Rose Gallery’s grand opening, the grand opening of Mojo Barbershop, the anti-APEC art exhibition at The ARTS at Marks…
Brian McKnight ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 16 R&B crooner Brian McKnight, known for his long musical career that has produced hits like "Anytime," "Back at One," "Stay or Let It Go" and "Love of My Life," returns…
Tantriq, Racesauce, Element Group & Architechs got together on Halloween night to throw a big one-off party at the Magic of Polynesia Showroom in the Waikiki Beachcomber. In addition to an awesome-looking venue, the party featured a $1000 cash costume…
The streets of Waikiki were packed on Monday, Halloween night, with people wearing costumes of every kind imaginable. Take a look at some photos from the middle of the insanity on Kalakaua Avenue! Halloween in Waikiki ◄ Back Next ►…
Yes, I know, I wait til the last week in October to actually write a blog. Sorry, guys. Not that there haven’t been things to write about, but more because I’ve been doing so many things that I didn’t have…
Nonstop photogs Jonas Maon and Tracy Chan took to the streets of Chinatown Saturday evening for the giant annual Hallowbaloo music and arts festival. Thousands of costumed partygoers packed the streets and crowded around six stages of entertainment that included…
Los Angeles atmospheric pop indie band Warpaint kicked off the second night of the Hallowbaloo Music & Arts Festival Friday with a concert at The Waterfront.They were joined by local band Clones of the Queen and DJ/producer Paper Diamond. Kicking…
The Hallowbaloo music and art festival kicked off Thursday at NextDoor with California electronica artist Will Wiesenfeld, otherwise known as Baths, live in concert. Although the artist was feeling ill, he soldiered through (“The music is going to be as…
For more Halloween events, check out our list of 2011 Halloween happenings. Art & Flea: Vintage Vamp ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 20 Dress to kill for this month's Art & Flea, featuring vintage and boutique vendors, DJs,…
NIGHTLIFE AND PARTIES10/27TTT Helloween EditionOct. 27 at 9 p.m. @ SoHo; $5, 18+Warm up your Halloween weekend with Jason Tokita from Seattle, SoundSex and a full lineup of house music DJs, plus Alpha Productions’ first anniversary party. Art & Flea:…
The October edition of Friday Couture’s DesignU, a monthly fashion event modeled after the Showdown in Chinatown concept that anyone can enter, featured a fantastical costume fashion show at Bar 35 Friday, with teams of makeup and hair artists and…
Fusing all the things we love — food, shopping, music, art, cocktails and fun — Nonstop Kaka‘ako is an urban, interactive, pop-up retail, food and entertainment event, happening this Saturday, Oct. 22, from 4 p.m. to midnight on Auahi Street,…
Starr Kalahiki CD Release Party ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 18 Local acoustic artist Starr Kalahiki (you might know her as the former frontwoman of Missing Dave) celebrates the release of her new album, "Salt," this Thursday at…
Thousands of creatively costumed people turned up at The Waterfront at Aloha Tower Saturday for the Slopes of Diamond Head Hui’s annual Crazy, Sexy, GHOUL pre-Halloween fundraiser party. Crazy, Sexy, GHOUL 2011 ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 58…
The children of the night came out for the second annual Miss Vamp beauty pageant, run by Camera Obscura and hosted by Hawaii Theatre Saturday night. Contestants were judged on their beauty, intelligence, creativity and talents. At the end of…
